Atelier Archmixing

Xintiandi Temporary Reading Pavilion

XINTIANDI TEMPORARY READING PAVILION

Atelier Archmixing

Xintiandi Temporary Reading Pavilion
© TANG Yu / CHEN Pingnan

AREA
143 m²

YEAR
2016

PHOTOGRAPHS
TANG Yu / CHEN Pingnan

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
ZHUANG Shen, REN Hao, TANG Yu, ZHU Jie

DESIGN TEAM
ZHUANG Shen, TANG Yu, YAO Wenxuan, WU Qitao

STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Yuan Gui Structural Des. Firm Inc

CONSTRUCTOR
Shanghai Gainker Industries Limitied

LOCATION
Shanghai, China

Xintiandi Temporary Reading Pavilion
© TANG Yu / CHEN Pingnan

Text description provided by architect.

For 2016 World Book Day, Shanghai based Atelier Archmixing was commissioned to create a temporary reading pavilion in Shanghai downtown’s hottest fashion venue, Xintiandi.

After fifteen days’ design, fifteen days’ material preparation and five days’ construction, the pavilion opened to the public in April. 23th. After another fifteen days, it was cleared.

How to provide a temporary structure with comparable size and fashionable quality as its surroundings with high-rise residences, boutique shops and large span elevated commercial bridge?

Xintiandi Temporary Reading Pavilion
© TANG Yu / CHEN Pingnan
Xintiandi Temporary Reading Pavilion
© TANG Yu / CHEN Pingnan
Xintiandi Temporary Reading Pavilion
© TANG Yu / CHEN Pingnan

How to bring public reading and communicating atomosphere into such a profit-oriented context? How to keep the balance of distinguishing and integrating in design? Together with the task of quick execution and limited budget, all these are big challenges.

In the middle of the sidewalk, the architect erected a light steel structure, 28.6-meter-long, 5-meter-wide and 8.5-meter-high, covered with transparent acrylic plates.

 The significant size guaranteed the accommodation of more people’s participating in various events as well as passing through freely. The rhythm and transparency are visually attractive and welcoming, encouraging public sharing.

Xintiandi Temporary Reading Pavilion
© TANG Yu / CHEN Pingnan
Xintiandi Temporary Reading Pavilion
© TANG Yu / CHEN Pingnan

 The design of light and sound imitating the seaside shinning and tide-waving make the pavilion even more like a daydream. In addition to create a romantic and relaxing reading space in the congested metropolis, they are also functionally oriented, such as excluding the nearby traffic noise.


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Light Steel Structure Diagram
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Concrete Weight Diagram
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3mm Acrylic Sheets Diagram


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Elevation
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